I do love the snow, it looks so beautiful. I do feel sad though as all the lovely daffodils just emerging are hidden beneath. Lets hope they survive. Writing has been put on hold for me today as I share a snow day at home with my five year old. Lovely.

It is lovely. We've just gotten over a large snowfall in Chicagoland, but the blasted precipitation is still flitting about this afternon. I usually love the snow, but I'm really looking forward to spring next week.

The teapot is great, isn't it, though bizarrely the colour didn't come out right in the photo. It's actually grey-green, and the very talented potter, my old neighbour Caroline Bishop, was inspired by Monet's waterlilies. I will try to get a better pic and post that.

About Me

I am a British novelist and sometime journalist. I've loved Provence ever since I first visited more years ago than I care to remember.
My husband and I have a crumbling house in the Luberon, and it is the setting and inspiration for my novel The Lantern, published by Orion in the UK and HarperCollins in the US.
Apart from books, this blog is for all things inspired by the South of France. The original idea was that by the time The Lantern was published, it would contain an archive of relevant background material and photographs to illustrate the story. The Sea Garden was published in summer 2014, and my new novel 300 Days of Sun is out now.